Working in the style of an artist
Studying an artist properly means borrowing their decisions, not copying their picture.
Part of your national curriculum
- Developing ideas: Use a range of techniques and media, including painting, to develop and refine their ideas
- Artists and context: Understand about the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Develop ideas through investigation of others' work
Key learning points
- • Isolate the decisions
- • Document the process
This lesson at a glance
- 30 minutes
- 12 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
Words to know
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Part 1 of 12
Visual introductionPicture this
Working in the style of an artist
Studying an artist properly means borrowing their decisions, not copying their picture.
In a nutshell
Develop ideas through investigation of others' work
Explore the idea
Part 2 of 12
Learn
Isolate the decisions
What palette? What mark-making? What subject and viewpoint? Write three rules from the artist's work, then apply them to your own subject.
Explore the idea
Part 3 of 12
Learn
Document the process
Sketchbook pages showing trials, annotations and rejected versions carry as much credit as the final piece.
Reset break
Part 4 of 12
Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Quick check
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Quick check
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Quick check
Part 7 of 12
Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 2 of 3 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
Part 9 of 12
Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Challenge round
Part 10 of 12
Game · Recall cards
Negative space is…
Card 1 of 4
Mastery quiz
Part 11 of 12
Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Working in the style of an artist
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. Negative space is…
2. A focal point is created by…
3. Leading lines are used to…
4. Studying an artist well means…
Lesson round-up
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Lesson round-up
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Use a range of techniques and media, including painting, to develop and refine their ideas
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Understand about the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day